In a community when someone steps back, others have to step up. There are lots of us who deeply appreciate the work that goes into the site. If anyone has the time/ability/patience to contribute, this would be a great time to step up.

Thanks Jeff for everything. Your GDT threads were right up there with the live blogs in the best part of the site. You’ve earned “retirement” and then some.

Thanks Jeff!
You’re efforts & insights for GDT were much appreciated and will be missed.

Take care!

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Posted by
Little Redhead
from the Engineer's chair on 09/30/13 at 12:37 PM ET

Thanks for the effort over the years Okie!!!

Posted by
Rumbear
from Top O the Hasek, with 3 fingers of rum & a cigar.. on 09/30/13 at 01:01 PM ET

Thank Dog.

Though I truly appreciated the effort you put into the GDTs Okie, the past few years I have been referring to them as the GDGDTs. The Goddam Game Day Threads. Why you ask. Well, because of the stress that they would cause throughout the day after A2Y being the first site I open up in the morning. Not knowing which team would be showing up that night, etc.

That said. Thanks for your effort through the years.

Posted by
WingsFanInBeanLand
from where free agents no longer dare. on 09/30/13 at 02:14 PM ET

Thanks for all your hard work through the years, Okie, enjoy your pseudo-retirement.

Posted by
VooX
from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 09/30/13 at 02:40 PM ET

Damn, reading the subject line over on the main page nearly gave me a heart attack.
I thought the Chief was calling it a day for the best bar car on the Internet.

Jeff, thanks for all the effort. I was always amused at the hot/ not hot list. So, I will take a stab at a brief pre-season list of my own.

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